Department of Physics, Clemson University Resume of Dr. Terry M. Tritt
RESUME Terry M. Tritt
PERSONAL DATA
Full Professor with Tenure
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Clemson University
Clemson, SC 29634-0978
Phone: 864-***-****
Fax: 864-***-****
E-mail: abqc18@r.postjobfree.com
Website: http://www.clemson.edu/caml/
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Physics August 1985 Clemson University
B.A. Physics December 1980 Clemson University
Graduated Cum Laude with GPR = 3.67 (3.67/4.0)
A.S. Science May 1979 Anderson College (Anderson, SC)
Graduated Magna Cum Laude with GPR = 3.93 (3.93/4.0)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Full Professor with Tenure, Department of Physics
Clemson University, August 2000 Present
Associate Professor, Department of Physics
Clemson University, August 1999 2000
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics
Clemson University, August 1996 1999
Adjunct Professor, Department of Physics
Clemson University, 1991 1996
Research Physicist, Naval Research Lab (Code 6341)
Washington D.C., September 1989 August 1996
(Exiting Grade: High GS-13)
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (cont.)
Research Associate, Naval Research Lab (Code 6341)
Office of Naval Technology/American Society for Engineering Education
Washington, D.C., August 1987 August 1989
National Academy of Sciences Research Associate
Naval Research Lab (Code 6341)
Washington, D.C., July 1985 July 1987
Graduate Student, January 1981 July 1985
Graduate Teaching Assistant, 1981 Spring 1985
Research Assistant, 1982 1984
Clemson University
Residence Hall Supervisor and Counselor
Anderson College (Anderson, SC), 1978 1985
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
American Physical Society
Session Chairman 1995, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Focus Session Organizer 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Materials Research Society
Symposium Chairman and Organizer 1997, 1998, 2000
Editor, MRS, Volumes 478 (1997), 545 (1998) & 626 (2000)
Session Chairman 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005
International Thermoelectrics Society
Conference Chairman and Organizer 2005
Goldsmid Award Chairman 2005
ICT Program Committee 1999
ICT Exhibits Chairman 1999
Governing Board Member 1999-2001, 2001-2004, 2004-2007
International Advisory Board, ICT 1997, 2001, 2002, 2004
Clemson University Research Council Committee (2000 - 2002)
Sigma Pi Sigma
Former Chapter President
Phi Kappa Phi
Sigma Xi
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PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
International Thermoelectrics Society
Conference Chairman and Organizer 2005 ( 300 attendees)
Clemson University, Clemson, SC, Summer 2005
International Thermoelectrics Society
Program Committee ( 500 members)
Elected to Governing Board 1999 2002, 2002 2005
Materials Research Society, Symposium Z (Thermoelectric Materials)
Conference Organizer and Chairman
Session Chairman
Budget Coordinator and Fund Raising
Boston, MA, Spring 2000
International Conference on Thermoelectrics Conference
Program Committee
Exhibits Chairman
Baltimore, MD, 1999
American Physical Society, Division of Condensed Matter Physics (DCMP)
Election Committee Teller for DCMP Elections 1998
Materials Research Society, Symposium Z (Thermoelectric Materials)
Conference Organizer and Chairman
Session Chairman
Budget Coordinator and Fund Raising ($15,000)
Boston, MA, Fall 1998
Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings Lead Editor
Volume 626
Spring 2000
Volume 545
Fall 1998
Volume 478
Spring 1997
International Conference on Thermoelectrics
Advisory Board
Session Chairman
Dresden, Germany, 1997
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PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES (cont.)
Materials Research Society, Symposium Q (Thermoelectric Materials)
Conference Organizer and Chairman
Session Chairman
Budget Coordinator and Fund Raising ($13,000)
Boston, MA, 1997
American Physical Society (national)
Session Chairman
Session Organizer
Sorting Committee
March 1996
American Physical Society (national)
Session Chairman
Sorting Committee
March 1995
Naval Research Laboratory
Sigma Xi Outstanding Science Awards Committee
(regional) 1995
SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES
Conference Organizer & Chairman, Editor of Proceedings
24th International Conference on Thermoelectrics, June 19-23, 2005,
Clemson University, Clemson, SC,
Board of Directors
1999-2008 International Thermoelectrics Society ( 500 members)
Conference Organizer and Chairman
Thermoelectric and Energy Harvesting Materials for Solid-State Power
Conversion:
The 2005 Electronics Division Meeting as part of the Pacific Rim Meeting of
the American Ceramic Society
September 11-16, 2005 in Maui, Hawaii.
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PUBLICATIONS
Books and Monographs
Tritt, Terry M., Electrical and Thermal Transport Measurement Techniques for
Evaluation of the Figure-of Merit of Bulk Thermoelectric Materials;
CRC Handbook of Thermoelectrics, 2nd edition (2005), CRC Press, Boca Raton,
Florida, M. Rowe, editor.
Tritt, Terry M., Thermal Conductivity Theory, Properties, and Applications,
Kluwar Academic / Plenum Publishers, New York, NY.
Tritt, Terry M. and Weston, David, Measurement Techniques and Considerations
for Determining Thermal Conductivity of Bulk Materials,Section 2, Chapter 2.1, pp.
187-204, Thermal Conductivity, Kluwar Press, New York, NY.
A. L. Pope and Tritt, Terry M., Thermal Conductivity of Quasicrystalline Materials,
Section 3, Chapter 3.2, pp. 255-259, Thermal Conductivity, Kluwar Press, New York,
NY.
Ed. Tritt, Terry M., Semimetals and Semiconductors: Recent Trends in
Thermoelectric Materials Research I, Volume 69 (2001), Academic Press, Burlington,
MA.
Ed. Tritt, Terry M., Semimetals and Semiconductors: Recent Trends in
Thermoelectric Materials Research II, Volume 70 (2001), Academic Press,
Burlington, MA.
Ed. Tritt, Terry M., Semimetals and Semiconductors: Recent Trends in
Thermoelectric Materials Research III, Volume 71 (2001), Academic Press,
Burlington, MA.
Ed. Tritt, Terry M.; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G.; Lyon, Jr, Hylan B.; Mahan, Gerald D.;
Nolas, George S., Thermoelectric Materials Symposium: Proceedings of the 1997
Materials Research Society, Volume 478, Warrendale, PA.
Ed. Tritt, Terry M.; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G.; Lyon, Jr, Hylan B.; Mahan, Gerald D.;
Nolas, George S., Thermoelectric Materials Symposium: Proceedings of the 1997
Materials Research Society, Volume 545, Warrendale, PA.
Ed. Tritt, Terry M.; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G.; Lyon, Jr, Hylan B.; Mahan, Gerald D.;
Nolas, George S., Thermoelectric Materials Symposium: Proceedings of the 1997
Materials Research Society, Volume 626, Warrendale, PA.
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Refereed Journal Publications
J. Martin, S. Erickson and G.S. Nolas, P. Alboni, Terry M. Tritt and J. Yang
Structural and transport properties of Ba8Ga16SixGe30-x clathrates
Journal of Appl. Phys., submitted 2005
J. Gryko, R. F. Marzke, G. A. Lamberton,Jr., T. M.Tritt, M. Beekman, and
G. S. Nolas, Electron Structure and Temperature- Dependent Shifts in 133Cs NMR
Spectra of the Cs8Ge136 Clathrate, Physical Review B, 71, 115208 (2005).
Nathan D. Lowhorn, Terry M. Tritt, Edward E. Abbott and J. W.
Kolis, Enhancement of the Power Factor of the Transition Metal Pentatelluride HfTe5
by Rare-Earth Doping, Applied Physics Letters, submitted (2005)
G.A. Lamberton, Jr., R. H. Tedstrom, T.M.Tritt and G. S. Nolas, Thermoelectric
Properties of Yb-filled Ge- Compenstated CoSb3 Skutterudite Material, Journal of
Applied Physics, 97, 113715 (2005)
G.S. Nolas, J.L. Cohn, J. S. Dyck and C. Uher, G. A. Lamberton, Jr. and T.M. Tritt,
Low Temperature Transport Properties of Polycrystalline Ba8Ga16Sn30, Journal of
Materials Research, 19, 3556 (2004).
D. N. Mcilroy, S. Moore, D. Zhang, B. Kempton, R. Littleton, M. Wilson,
T. M. Tritt and C. G. Olson, Observation of a Semimetal-Semiconductor Transition
in the Intermetallic ZrTe5, Journal Of Physics: Condensed Matter - Letters, 16, L359
(2004).
Xing Gao, K. Uehara, D. Klug, J. Tse and T. Tritt, Theoretical Studies on the
Thermopower of Semiconductors and Low band-Gap Polymers, Physical Review B,
submitted (2004).
T. Savage, S. Bhattacharya, B. Sadanadan, J. Gaillard, T. M. Tritt, Ya-Ping Sun,
Y.Wu, S. Nayak, R.Car, N. Marzari, P. M.Ajayan and A. M. Rao, Photo-induced
Oxygen Adsorption in Carbon Nanotubes, Journal of Condensed Matter, 15, 5915-
5921 (2003).
B.Sadanadan, Traig Savage, J.Gaillard, S. Bhattacharya, T. M. Tritt, Alan Cassell,
Z. Pan, Z. L. Wang and A.M.Rao, Synthesis and Thermoelectric Power of Nitrogen
Doped Carbon Nanotubes, Special issue of the Journal of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology, Accepted for publication (in press) (2003).
Don Liebenberg, Amy Pope, Terry M. Tritt and Paul Canfield, Thermal
Conductivity in large residual resistance Ratio MgB2 Wire, Journal of Applied
Physics, 93, 5531 (2003).
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Refereed Journal Publications (cont.)
G.S. Nolas, M. Beekman, J. Gryko G. A. Lamberton, Jr. and Terry M. Tritt,
Thermal conductivity of the elemental crystalline silicon clathrate Si136, Applied
Physics Letters, 82, 910 (2003).
M. Grujicica, G. Cao, A. M. Rao, T. M. Tritt and S. Nayak, UV-Light Enhanced
Oxidation of Carbon Nanotubes, Applied Surface Science, 214, 289 (2003).
S. Bhattacharya and Terry M. Tritt, Y. Xia, V. Ponnambalam S. J. Poon, and N.
Thadhani, Grain structure effects on the Lattice Thermal Conductivity of Ti-based
Half-Heusler alloys, Applied Physics Letters, 81, 43 (2002).
G. A. Lamberton, Jr., S. Bhattacharya, R. T. Littleton IV, M. A. Kaeser,
R. H. Tedstrom, T. M. Tritt, J. Yang and G. S. Nolas, High Figure of Merit in Eu-
Filled CoSb3-based Skutterudites, Applied Physics Letters, 80, 598 (2002).
K. McGuire, Nathan D. Lowhorn, T. M. Tritt and A. M. Rao, Raman scattering in
Sb-doped Transition Metal pentatellurides ZrTe5-xSbx, Journal of Applied Physics, 92,
2524 (2002).
A.L. Pope, R. Gagnon, R. Schneidmiller, T.M. Tritt, J. Strom-Olsen, J. Kolis and
S. Legault, Transport in the Al71Pd21Mn8-XReX Quasicrystalline System, Journal of
Materials Research, 17, 1814 (2002).
A. L. Pope, R. T. Littleton, IV and Terry M. Tritt, Apparatus for Rapid
Measurements of Resistivity and Thermopower on Thermoelectric Materials From
10K to 300K, Revolutionary Scientific Instruments, 72, 3129 (2001).
Bartosz M. Zawilski, Roy T. Littleton, IV, and Terry M. Tritt, Description of the
Parallel Thermal Conductance Technique for the Measurement of the Thermal
Conductivity of Small Diameter Samples, Revolutionary Scientific Instruments, 72,
1770 (2001).
B. M. Zawilski and Terry M. Tritt, Dynamic measurement access, a new technique
for fast thermal conductivity Measurement, Revolutionary Scientific Instruments, 72,
3937 (2001).
R. T. Littleton, IV, Terry M. Tritt, M. Korzenski, D. Ketchum and J. W. Kolis,
Effect of Sb Substitution On The Thermoelectric Properties Of The Group IV
Pentatelluride Materials M1-xYxTe5 (M = Hf, Zr and Ti), Physical Review B - Rap.
Comm., 64, 121104 (2001).
A. L. Pope, Terry M. Tritt, R. Gagnon and J. Strom Olson, Electronic Transport in
the Yd-Cd and Y-Zn-Mn Quasicrystals, Applied Physics Letters, 79, 2345 (2001).
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Refereed Journal Publications (cont.)
A. L. Pope, R. Schneidmiller, J. W. Kolis and Terry M. Tritt, Interplay of the
Microstructure and the Thermopower in the Quaternary Al71Pd21Mn8-XReX
Quasicrystalline System, Physical Review B, 63, 52202 (2001).
Y. Xia, V. Ponnambalam, S. Bhattacharya A. L. Pope, S. J. Poon and T. M. Tritt,
Metal-Non Metal Transition and Enhanced Thermoelectric Properties in
Half-Heusler Alloys, Journal of Physics Condensed Matter Physics, 13, 77-89 (2001).
Xiang Zhang, Rhonda Patschke, David Singh, Jon Schindler, Carl R. Kannewurf,
Terry Tritt, George Nolas, and Mercouri G. Kanatzidis, Thermoelectric Properties
and Electronic Structure of the Cage Compounds A2BaCu8Te10 (A=K,Rb,Cs),
Journal of Chemistry of Materials, 13, 613-621 (2001).
A. L. Pope, B. M. Zawilski and Terry M. Tritt, Utilization of Removable Sample
Mounts to Perform Thermal Conductivity Measurements on Bulk Samples,
Cryogenics, 41, 725 (2001).
S. Bhattacharya, A. L. Pope, R. T. Littleton, IV, T. M. Tritt, V. Ponnambalam, Y. Xia
and S.J. Poon, Effect of Sb Doping on the Thermoelectric Properties of Ti-based
Half-Heusler Compounds TiNiSn1-XSbX, Applied Physics Letters, 77, 2476 (2000)
G. S. Nolas, M. Kaeser, R.T. Littleton, IV, and T. M. Tritt. High Figure of Merit in
Ytterbium-Filled Skutterudite Materials, Applied Physics Letters, 77, 1855 (2000)
B.M. Zawilski, R.T. Littleton IV, and Terry T. Tritt, Investigation of the Thermal
Conductivity of the Mixed Pentatellurides Hf1-XZrXTe5, Applied Physics Letters, 77,
2319 (2000)
Y. Xia, V. Ponnambalam, S. Bhattacharya, A. L. Pope, S.J. Poon, and T. M. Tritt,
Thermoelectric Properties of semimetallic (Zr, Hf)CoSb Half-Heusler Phases,
Journal of Applied Physics, 88, 1952 (2000)
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Refereed Conference Proceedings
Complex MNiSn Phases as Stable High-Temperature Themoelectric Materials
S. Joseph Poon, Terry M. Tritt, Slade Culp and Nicoleta Sorloaica
Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Thermoelectrics,
June 19-23, 2005, Clemson, SC, IEEE Press, in press (2005)
Experimental Investigation and Modeling of the Lattice Thermal Conductivity of the
New Power Generation TiNiSn- Based Half-Heusler System
Nicoleta Sorloaica, Terry M. Tritt, Slade Culp and Joe Poon
Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Thermoelectrics,
June 19-23, 2005, Clemson, SC, IEEE Press, in press (2005)
Grain Structure and Thermal Conductivity of (Ti, Zr)Ni(Sn,Sb) Half-Heusler Alloys
S. Bhattacharya, M.J. Skove, T.M. Tritt, Y. Xia, V. Ponnambalam, S.J. Poon
Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Thermoelectrics,
June 19-23, 2005, Clemson, SC, IEEE Press, in press (2005)
Growth and Characterization of Bi2Te3 Nanostructures
M. Craps, N. Gothard, R. Rao, T. Tritt, and A.M.Rao
Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Thermoelectrics,
June 19-23, 2005, Clemson, SC, IEEE Press, in press (2005)
Half-Heusler Phases as Prospective p-type Thermoelectric Materials
V. Ponnambalam, Y. Xia, S. Bhattacharya, A.L. Pope, S.J. Poon and
Terry M. Tritt
Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Thermoelectrics,
June 19-23, 2005, Clemson, SC, IEEE Press, in press (2005)
Measurement of the In-Plane Thermal Conductivity of Single Crystals by Parallel
Thermal Conductance Technique
Kelvin R. Aaron and Terry M. Tritt
Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Thermoelectrics,
June 19-23, 2005, Clemson, SC, IEEE Press, in press (2005)
Optimization Through Substitution and Doping of the High-Temperature
Thermoelectric System
Slade Culp, Nicoleta Sorloaica, S. Joseph Poon and Terry M. Tritt
Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Thermoelectrics,
June 19-23, 2005, Clemson, SC, IEEE Press, in press (2005)
Synthesis and Physical Properties of NaCo2O4 Thermoelectric Materials
Xiaofeng Tang, Ed Abbott, J.K. Kolis, Kelvin Aaron, and Terry M. Tritt
Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Thermoelectrics,
June 19-23, 2005, Clemson, SC, IEEE Press, in press (2005)
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Refereed Conference Proceedings (cont.)
Thermal Properties of Ba8Ga16SixGe30-x Clathrates
Paola Alboni, Terry M. Tritt, Joshua Martin and G.S. Nolas
Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Thermoelectrics,
June 19-23, 2005, Clemson, SC, IEEE Press, in press (2005)
Thermoelectric Properties of Nanostructures Grown from Bi2Te3
N. Gothard, M. Craps, T. Tritt, and A.M. Rao
Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Thermoelectrics,
June 19-23, 2005, Clemson, SC, IEEE Press, in press (2005)
Doping Studies and Thermoelectric Properties of TiS2,
W. Sams, Ed Abbott, J. W. Kolis and Terry M. Tritt
Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Thermoelectrics,
June 19-23, 2005, IEEE Press, Vol. #, in press (2005)
Effect of Rare-Earth Doping on the Thermoelectric and Electrical Transport
Properties of the Transition Metal Pentatelluride HfTe5
Nathan D. Lowhorn, Terry M. Tritt, Edward E. Abbott, J. W. Kolis,
Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Thermoelectrics,
June 19-23, 2005, IEEE Press, Vol. #, in press (2005)
Thermoelectric Properties of Ba-Filled Si-Ge Alloy Type I Semiconducting Clathrates
J. Martin, S. Erickson, G.S. Nolas, P. Alboni and T.M. Tritt
Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Thermoelectrics,
June 19-23, 2005, IEEE Press, Vol. #, in press (2005)
Nanostructured Bulk Thermoelectric Matreial and their Properties of Ba-Filled Si-Ge
Alloy Type I Semiconducting Clathrates
Eugene Lee, J. Ryu, S. Bhattacharya and T.M. Tritt
Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Thermoelectrics,
June 19-23, 2005, IEEE Press, Vol. #, in press (2005)
Effect Of Substitutional Doping On The Structural, Electronic And Thermal Properties Of
TiNiSn-Based Half-Heusler Compounds
Joseph Poon, Slade Culp, Nicoleta Sorloaica, and Terry M. Tritt,
MRS Fall 2005, Symposium F Proceedings, in press (2005)
Growth and Characterization of Bi2Te3 Nanostructures
M. Craps, N. Gothard, R. Rao, Terry M. Tritt and A. M. Rao
MRS Fall 2005, Symposium F Proceedings, in press (2005)
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Refereed Conference Proceedings (cont.)
New Directions in Bulk Thermoelectric Materials Research.
Terry M. Tritt, J. He, B. Zhang, N. Gothard, Daniel Thompson, E. Weeks, Tang
Xiaofeng, Kelvin Aaron and X. Ji, and J. W. Kolis,
MRS Fall 2005, Symposium F Proceedings, in press (2005)
Size-selective High-yield Growth of PbTe Nanocrystals Using a Chemical Vapor
Deposition Technique
B. Zhang, N. Gothard, J. He, D. Thompson and Terry M. Tritt.
MRS Fall 2005, Symposium F Proceedings, in press (2005)
Thermoelectric Properties of PbTe-based Nanostructures.
N. Gothard, B. Zhang, J. He, D. Thompson and Terry M. Tritt.
MRS Fall 2005, Symposium F Proceedings, in press (2005)
Synthesis and thermoelectric properties of NaxCo2O4 oxide materials
Xiaofeng Tang, Ed Abbott, J. K. Kolis, Kelvin Aaron and Terry M. Tritt
MRS Fall 2005, Symposium F Proceedings, in press (2005)
Sr-doped LaRuO3 as a Potential Thermoelectric Material
Jian He, B. Edwards, H. Zhang,Terry M. Tritt, D. Mandrus, R. Jin and B. Sales
MRS Fall 2005, Symposium F Proceedings, in press (2005)
Evidence of an Order-Disorder Transition in the Crystalline Phase of Cd6Yb, 1/1 cubic
Approximant of Icosahedral Cd 5.7 Yb
N. Sorloaica, A. L. Pope, D. W. Winkler and Terry M. Tritt, V. Keppens,
D. Mandrus and B. Sales
Thermoelectric Materials 2003, Research and Applications
Editors: G. Nolas, J. Yang, T. Hogan and D. Johnson
Materials Research Society Proceedings, 793, 247 (2004)
Grain Structure Effects on the Lattice Thermal Conductivity of Ti-based
Half-Heusler Alloys
Terry M. Tritt, S. Bhattacharya, Y. Xia, V. Ponnambalam, S. J. Poon and
N. Thadhani
Proceedings Of The 27th International Thermal Conductivity and 15th Thermal
Expansion Conference, October 26-30, 2003, Knoxville, TN
in press (2004)
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Refereed Conference Proceedings (cont.)
Overview of properties of metallic NaxCo2O4 thermoelectric materials
Terry M. Tritt, Xiaofeng Tang, Ed Abbott and J. W. Kolis
Proceedings of the Symposium on LTCC Based Electronic Devices,
October 12-17, 2003, Orlando, FL
Electrochemical Society Proceedings, 2003-27, 257-270 (2004)
Published by the Electrochemical Society, Pennington, NJ
Properties of Metallic NaxCo2O4 Thermoelectric Materials
Xiaofeng Tang, Terry M. Tritt, Ed Abbott, J. K. Kolis
Thermoelectric Materials 2003, Research and Applications
Editors: G. Nolas, J. Yang, T. Hogan and D. Johnson
Materials Research Society Proceedings, 793, 229 (2004)
Quasi-Two Dimensional Correlated Electron Systems as Potential Bulk
Thermoelectric Materials
Terry M. Tritt, N. D. Lowhorn, Xiaofeng Tang and J. W. Kolis
Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Thermoelectrics,
July 25-29, 2004, Adelaide, Australia
IEEE Press, in press (2004)
Theoretical Investigation of Substitution Effecte on the Electronic Structure and
Transport Properties of Layered Cobalt Oxides: NaxCo2O4
Xing Gao, J. Tse, D. Klug and T. Tritt
Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Thermoelectrics,
July 25-29, 2004, Adelaide, Australia
IEEE Press, in press (2004)
Theoretical Studies on the Thermopower of Semiconductors and Low band-Gap
Polymers
Xing Gao, D. Klug, J. Tse, I. Levesque, C. T. Ratcliffe and T. Tritt
Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Thermoelectrics,
July 25-29, 2004, Adelaide, Australia
IEEE Press, in press (2004)
Thermoelectric Properties of TiS2 type materials
Edward E. Abbott, Joseph W. Kolis, Nathan D. Lowhorn, William Sams, and
Terry M Tritt
Thermoelectric Materials 2003, Research and Applications
Editors: G. Nolas, J. Yang, T. Hogan and D. Johnson
Materials Research Society Proceedings, 793, 295 (2004)
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Refereed Conference Proceedings (cont.)
Transport and Optical Properties Of The Type Ii Clathrates Cs8Na16Si136 and Si136;
Matt Beekman, George S. Nolas, Jan Gryko, Gary A. Lamberton, Jr.,
Terry M. Tritt, and Chris A. Kendziora
Proceedings of the Symposium on LTCC Based Electronic Devices,
October 12-17, 2003, Orlando, FL
Electrochemical Society Proceedings, 2003-27, 271-280 (2004)
Published by the Electrochemical Society, Pennington, NJ
Advances and Opportunities in Thermoelectric Materials Research
Terry M. Tritt
DARPA Materials Symposium, February 27, 2003, New Orleans, LA
Effect of Rare-Earth Doping on the Electrical Resistivity and Thermopower of the
Transition Metal Pentatelluride HfTe5
N. D. Lowhorn, T. M. Tritt, E. E. Abbott, and J. W. Kolis,
SESAPS Meeting, November 6-8, 2003, Wilmington, NC
BAPS 48, 16 (2003)
Effects of various Grain structure and Sizes on the Thermal Conductivity of
Ti-based Half-Heusler Alloys
Terry M. Tritt, S. Bhattacharya, Y. Xia, V. Ponnambalam, S.J. Poon and
N. Thadhani
Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Thermal Conductivity and
Thermal Expansion in Solid Materials (ICTC27),
October 27-31st, 2003, Knoxville, TN
Effects of various Grain structure and Sizes on the Thermal Conductivity of
Ti-based Half-Heusler Alloys
Terry M. Tritt, S. Bhattacharya, Y. Xia, V. Ponnambalam, S.J. Poon and
N. Thadhani
Materials Research Society, Symposium S, December 1-4, 2003, Boston, MA
Exploratory Studies of Doped Polymers as Potential High Thermopower Materials
X. Gao, I. Levesque, J. Tse, D. Klug, C. Ratcliffe, M. Lecherc and
Terry M Tritt
Materials Research Society, Symposium S, December 1-4, 2003
S8-12 (2003)
High figure of merit in Yb-filled CoSb3 skutterudites
G.A. Lamberton, Jr., S. Bhattacharya, T.M. Tritt and G.S. Nolas,
American Physical Society Meeting, March 3-7, 2003, Austin, TX
BAPS H25.002, 370 (2003)
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Refereed Conference Proceedings (cont.)
Investigation of the Next Generation Thermoelectric Materials
Terry M. Tritt,
DOE/EPSCoR-Conference: EPSCoR Powered: Pathways to Success.
June 2-4, 2003, Albuquerque, NM
Order-Disorder Transition in the Crystalline Phase of Cd6Yb
N. Sorloaica, A. L. Pope, D. W. Winkler and Terry M. Tritt, V. Keppens,
D. Mandrus and B. Sales
Materials Research Society, Symposium S, December 1-4, 2003, Boston, MA
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Overview of Ceramic Oxide Materials for Potential Thermoelectric Applications
Terry M. Tritt
Meeting of the Electronic Ceramics Symposium,
October 13-17, 2003, Orlando, FL
Overview of Electrical and thermal properties of half Heusler Alloys as Promising
Thermoelectric Materials
Terry M. Tritt
Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Thermoelectrics (ICT03)
August 17 21, 2003, P 7 Nancy, France (withdrawn due to travel constraints)
Photoinduced Oxidation of Carbon Nanotubes
Triag Savage, S. Bhattacharya, B. Sadanadan, J. Gaillard, T. M. Tritt, Ya-Ping
Sun, Y. Wu, S. Nayak, R. Car, N. Marzari, P. M. Ajayan, and A. M. Rao
SCAS Meeting, March 20-21, 2003, Clemson, SC
65, 23 and 177 (2003)
Thermal conductivity of the elemental silicon clathrate Si136
G.S. Nolas, M. Beekman, G. Lamberton, T.M. Tritt and P.F. McMillan,
Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Thermal Conductivity and
Thermal Expansion in Solid Materials (ICTC 27),
October 27-31, 2003, Knoxville, TN
Thermoelectric Properties of Metallic of NaCo2O4 Ceramic Oxide Materials
Xiaofeng Tang, Ed Abbott, Terry M. Tritt, J. W. Kolis and J. Barnes
Materials Research Society, Symposium S, December 1-4, 2003, Boston, MA
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Thermoelectric Properties of NaCo2O4 Ceramic Oxide Materials
Xiaofeng Tang and Terry M. Tritt
SCAS Meeting, March 20-21, 2003, Clemson, SC
65, 23 and 177 (2003)
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Refereed Conference Proceedings (cont.)
Thermoelectric Properties of TiS2 type materials
Ed Abbott, J. W. Kolis, Nathan D. Lowhorn, William Sams, and
Terry M Tritt
Materials Research Society, Symposium S, December 1-4, 2003, Boston, MA
S8-30 (2003)
Thermoelectric Properties of Transition Metal Di-Chalcogenides (TiS2)
Ed Abbott, N. D. Lowhorn, J. W. Kolis and T.M. Tritt
American Physical Society Meeting, March 3-7, 2003, Austin, TX
H25.002, 370 (2003)
Thermoelectric Properties of Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (eg. TiS2) and Grain
Boundary Effects in Half-Heusler Alloys
Will Sams, Meredith Russell, S. Bhattacharya, N. D. Lowhorn, and
Terry M. Tritt
SCAS Meeting, March 20-21, 2003, Clemson, SC
65, 27 and 116 (2003)
Transformation of Multiwalled Carbon nanotubes into Strings of Carbon Nanoshells
Bindu Sadanadan, J. Gaillard, T. Savage, S. Bhattacharya, Alan Cassell,
D. Srivatsava, Z. R. Dai, Z. L. Wang, T. M. Tritt, J. M. Cowley, and
A. M. Rao
SCAS Meeting, March 20-21, 2003, Clemson, SC
65, 24 (2003)
Annealing Studies of Re Doped AlPdMn Quasicrystals;
D. W. Winkler A, L. Pope, Terry M. Tritt, R. Gagnon, and J. Strom-Olsen
Materials Research Society, Symposium G, (Thermoelectric Materials)
MRS Fall 2001 Proceedings,
Editors: G. S. Nolas, D. Mandrus and D. Johnson
691, 227-232 (2002)
Electrical and Thermal Transport of Rare Earth Doped Pentatellurides
N. D. Lowhorn, J. W. Kolis*, R. T. Littleton, IV and Terry M. Tritt
Materials Research Society, Symposium G, (Thermoelectric Materials)
MRS Fall 2001 Proceedings, Editors: G. S. Nolas, D. Mandrus and D. Johnson
691, 113-120 (2002)
High Temperature Electrical Transport Properties of Eu and Yb-doped Skutterudites
R. H. Tedstrom, G. A. Lamberton, Terry M. Tritt and G. S. Nolas
Materials Research Society, Symposium G, (Thermoelectric Materials)
MRS Fall 2001 Proceedings, Editors: G. S. Nolas, D. Mandrus and D. Johnson
691, 221-226 (2002)
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Refereed Conference Proceedings (cont.)
Investigation of i-AlCuFe Quasicrystals and their and Approximants as
Thermoelectric Materials
P. N. Alboni, A. L. Pope, T. M. Tritt, A. R. Ross, C. Jenks, and D. Sordolet
Materials Research Society, Symposium G, (Thermoelectric Materials)
MRS Fall 2001 Proceedings, Editors: G. S. Nolas, D. Mandrus and D. Johnson
691, 233-238 (2002)
Novel Thermal Transport in Stable Binary Cd5.7Yb Quasicrystals
A.L. Pope, Terry M. Tritt, R. Gagnon, and J. Strom-Olsen
Materials Research Society, Symposium G, (Thermoelectric Materials)
MRS Fall 2001 Proceedings, Editors: G. S. Nolas, D. Mandrus and D. Johnson
691, 65-70 (2002)
Overview of Various Strategies for the Development of New Bulk Materials for
Thermoelectric Applications
Terry M. Tritt
Materials Research Society, Symposium G, (Thermoelectric Materials)
MRS Fall 2001 Proceedings, Editors: G. S. Nolas, D. Mandrus and D. Johnson
691, 3-14 (2002)
Reduction of lattice thermal conductivity in ball-milled and shock-compacted
TiNiSn Half-Heusler alloys
S. Bhattacharya, Terry M. Tritt, Y. Xia, V. Ponnambalam S. J. Poon, and
N. Thadhani
Materials Research Society, Symposium G, (Thermoelectric Materials)
MRS Fall 2001 Proceedings, Editors: G. S. Nolas, D. Mandrus and D. Johnson,
691, 155-160 (2002)
Thermoelectric Properties of AlCuFe Quasicrystals and their Approximants
P. N. Alboni, A. L. Pope, T. M. Tritt, A. R. Ross, C. Jenks and P. Thiel
Materials Research Society, Symposium G, (Thermoelectric Materials)
MRS Fall 2001 Proceedings, Editors: G. S. Nolas, D. Mandrus and D. Johnson
691, 3-14 (2002)
Thermoelectric Properties of Eu-doped CoSb3
G. A. Lamberton, Terry M. Tritt and G. S. Nolas
Materials Research Society, Symposium G, (Thermoelectric Materials)
MRS Fall 2001 Proceedings, Editors: G. S. Nolas, D. Mandrus and D. Johnson
691, 31-36 (2002)
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Refereed Conference Proceedings (cont.)
Transformation of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube into Strings of Carbon Nanoshells
B. Sadanadan, J. Gaillard, T. Savage, S. Bhattacharya, T. M. Tritt, and
A. M. Rao et. al.,
Materials Research Society, Symposium Z, (Making Functional Materials with
Nanotubes), MRS Fall 2001 Proceedings,
Editors: P. Bernier, A. Ajayan, Y. Iwasa, and P. Nikolaev, 691, Z6-18 (2002)
Effects of various Grain structure and Sizes on the Thermal Conductivity of
Ti-based Half-Heusler alloys
Terry M. Tritt, S. Bhattacharya, Y. Xia, V. Ponnambalam, S.J. Poon, and
N. Thadhani
Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Thermoelectrics,
June 8-11, 2001, p 7 Beijing, China
Invited plenary talk at ICT-2001 (2001)
Effects of various Grain structure and Sizes on the Thermal Conductivity of
Ti-based Half-Heusler alloys
S. Bhattacharya, Terry M.Tritt, Y. Xia, V. Ponnambalam, S. J. Poon and
N. Thadhani
Georgia Tech Conference on Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (Sept. 2001)
Heat Capacity and Hall Effectin Rare Earth Diantimonides
Brian Gamble, G. X. Tessema, N. D. Lowhorn, M. J. Skove, M. Nevitt,
T. M. Tritt and Y. K. Kuo, S. Budko, P. Canfield and A. Lacerda
2001 March APS Meeting, Seattle WA, (March 12-16 (2001)
BAPS 46, p 474 (2001)
Influence of Oxygen Adsorption on the Thermoelectric Power (TEP) in Multiwalled
Carbon Nanotubes
T. Savage, S. Bhattacharya, B. Sadanadan, J. Gaillard, T. M. Tritt, and
A. M. Rao
Georgia Tech Conference on Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (Sept. 2001)
Raman scattering in Sb doped Transition Metal pentatellurides ZrTe5-xSbx
K. McGuire, Nathan D. Lowhorn, T. M. Tritt and A. M. Rao
2001 Fall MRS Meeting, Symposium G, Thermoelectric Materials
Editors: G. S. Nolas, D. Mandrus and D. Johnson
MRS Fall 2001 Symposium G: (# G5-3)
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Refereed Conference Proceedings (cont.)
Specific Heat and Hall Effect in Rare Earth Diantimonides
Brian Gamble, G. X. Tessema, N. D. Lowhorn, M. J. Skove, M. Nevitt,
T. M. Tritt and Y. K. Kuo
2001 March APS Meeting, Seattle WA, (March 12-16, 2001)
BAPS 46, p 1147 (2001)
Effect of Antimony Doping on the Thermoelectric Properties of the Transition Metal
Pentatellurides (HfZrTeSb)
R. T. Littleton IV, J. Jeffries, D. R. Ketchum, J. W. Kolis, and T. M. Tritt,
Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of Thermoelectrics,
Baltimore, MD, August 1999, p. 614, IEEE Press, (2000)
Effects of the Addition of Co on the Thermoelectric Properties of the AlPdMn
Quasicrystalline System
A. L. Pope, T. M. Tritt, P. N. Alboni, R. Gagnon, S. Legault, J. Strom-Olsen,
Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of Thermoelectrics,
Baltimore, MD, August 1999, p. 605, IEEE Press, (2000)
High Temperature Electrical Transport in Al-Pd-Mn Quasicrystals
A. L. Pope, T. M. Tritt, R. T. Littleton IV, J. Jeffries, M. Feuerbacher, R.
Gagnon, S. Legault, and J. Strom-Olsen,
Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of Thermoelectrics,
Baltimore, MD, August 1999, p. 417, IEEE Press, (2000)
Investigation of the Effect of Ga Doping on the Thermoelectric Properties of the
AlPdMn Quasicrystalline System
D. W. Winkler, A. L. Pope, T. M. Tritt, T. A. Wiener, P. C. Canfield and I.
Fisher
Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of Thermoelectrics,
Baltimore, MD, August 1999, p. 398, IEEE Press, (2000)
Measurement Of Physical Properties Of The Copper-Polytellurides
N. D. Lowhorn, R. Patschke, T. M. Tritt, and M. G. Kanatzidis
Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Thermoelectrics,
Baltimore, MD, August 1999, p 424, IEEE Press, (2000)
Parallel Thermal Conductance Technique for Measuring Thermal Conductivity
of Smaller Thermoelectric Materials
Bartoze M. Zawilski, R. T. Littleton IV, A. L. Pope, and T. M. Tritt,
Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of Thermoelectrics,
Baltimore, MD, August 1999, p. 421, IEEE Press, (2000)
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Invited Presentations
Overview of Thermoelectric Phenomenon, Applications and Directions in Bulk
Thermoelectric Materials Research.
Terry M. Tritt
Graduate Research Seminar, Materials Science
Ubniversity of Tennessee,
Knoxville, TN; January 18, 2005
Overview of Thermoelectric Phenomenon, Applications and Directions in Bulk
Thermoelectric Materials Research.
Terry M. Tritt
Research Fellows Seminar,
United Technologies Research Center,
Hartford, CN: January 21, 2005
Potential Research andTechnological Directions in Bulk Thermoelectric Materials
Research.
Terry M. Tritt
Dupont Central Research Center,
Wilmington, DE: January 25, 2005
Potential Research and Technological Directions in Bulk Thermoelectric Materials
Research.
Terry M. Tritt
General Motors Central Research Center,
Warren, MI: March 11, 2005
Experimental investigation of the resistivity, thermopower and magnetoresistance
of the rare earth doped hafnium pentatelluride system (REHfTe5)
Terry M. Tritt, Nathan D. Lowhorn and J. W. Kolis
"Correlated electron crystals" for the 16th American Conference on Crystal
Growth and Epitaxy (ACCGE-16)
Big Sky, Montana, from July 10th through 15th, 2005.
Overview of DOE/EPSCoR Implementation Program in the Next Generation Bulk
Thermoelectric Materials for Power generation Applications.
Terry M. Tritt
San Juan, Puerto Rico: September 29, 2005
New Directions in Bulk Thermoelectric Materials Research.
Terry M. Tritt, J. He, B. Zhang, N. Gothard, Daniel Thompson, Tang Xiaofeng,
Kelvin Aaron X. Ji and J. W. Kolis,
Materials Research Society Fall 2005 Meeting, Symposium F, Nov. 28 Dec 2
(2005)
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Invited Presentations (cont.)
Overview of Thermoelectric Phenomena & Applications
Terry M. Tritt
BMW Meeting, Clemson University
Clemson SC; February 3, 2004
Overview of Thermoelectric Phenomena & Applications
Terry M. Tritt
DOE Argonne National Lab Meeting, Clemson University
Clemson SC; February 15, 2004
Overview of Thermoelectric Phenomena & Applications
Terry M. Tritt
General Electric Meeting, Clemson University
Clemson SC; March, 2004
Quasi-2D Electron Systems as Potential Thermoelectric Materials
Terry M. Tritt
AIST, Laboratory for Advanced Industrial Science & Technology
Osaka, Japan; July 20, 2004
Quasi-2D Electron Systems as Potential Thermoelectric Materials
Terry M. Tritt
Asahi-Kaesi Company
Fuji City, Japan; July 22, 2004
Quasi-2D Electron Systems as Potential Thermoelectric Materials
Terry M. Tritt
Plenary Lecture, 23rd International TE Conference
Adelaide, Australia; July 27, 2004
Overview & Highlight s of Upcoming ICT-2005
Terry M. Tritt
23rd International TE Conference
Adelaide, Australia; July 27, 2004
Advances and Opportunities in Thermoelectric Materials Research
Terry M. Tritt
DARPA Materials Symposium
New Orleans, LA, Feb. 27, 2003
AOP Regional Science Fair Awards Ceremony: Keynote Address
Terry M. Tritt, CoES,
Clemson University, March 20, 2003
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Invited Presentations (cont.)
Introduction to Thermoelectric Materials
Terry M. Tritt
Clemson University, Department of Chemistry Seminar
Clemson SC, April 21, 2003
Investigation of the Next Generation Thermoelectric Materials
Terry M. Tritt
DOE/EPSCoR-Conference: EPSCoR Powered: Pathways to Success.
Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 2-4, 2003
Effects of various Grain structure and Sizes on the Thermal Conductivity of
Ti-based Half-Heusler alloys
Terry M. Tritt, S.Bhattacharya, Y.Xia, V. Ponnambalam, S.J.Poon
and N. Thadhani
Ottawa National Research Institute,
Ottawa Canada, June 24th 2003
Overview of Electrical and thermal properties of half Heusler Alloys as Promising
Thermoelectric Materials (withdrawn due to travel constraints)
Terry M. Tritt
Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Thermoelectrics,
P 7, Nancy France, (August 17 21st, 2003)
Overview of Ceramic Oxide Materials for Potential Thermoelectric Applications
Terry M. Tritt
2003 Fall Meeting of the Electronic Ceramics Symposium
Orlando, Florida; October 13-17th, 2003
Effects of various Grain structure and Sizes on the Thermal Conductivity of Ti-based Half-
Heusler Alloys
Terry M. Tritt, S.Bhattacharya, Y.Xia, V. Ponnambalam, S.J.Poon
and N. Thadhani
Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Thermal Conductivity and
Thermal Expansion in Solid Materials
ITCC27, Knoxville, TN; October 27-31st, 2003
Overview of Ceramic Oxide Materials for Potential Thermoelectric Applications
Terry M. Tritt
2003 DARPA Strategic Analysis MCALC-IV Symposium
San Diego CA; November 19 & 20th, 2003
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Invited Presentations (cont.)
Effects of various Grain structure and Sizes on the Thermal Conductivity of Ti-based Half-
Heusler Alloys
Terry M. Tritt, S.Bhattacharya, Y.Xia, V. Ponnambalam, S.J.Poon
and N. Thadhani
Fall MRS Meeting, Boston MA, Symposium S
Boston, MA; December 1-4th, 2003
Overview of Ceramic Oxide Materials and Transition Metal Dichalcogenides
for Potential Thermoelectric Applications
Terry M. Tritt
2003 DARPA DTEC Kickoff Meeting
Las Vegas NV; December 8-11th, 2003
Introduction to Thermoelectric Materials
Terry M. Tritt
South Carolina State University,
Orangeburg, SC, November 13, 2002
Effects of various Grain structure and Sizes on the Thermal Conductivity of
Ti-based Half-Heusler alloys
Terry M.Tritt, S.Bhattacharya, Y.Xia, V. Ponnambalam, S.J.Poon
and N. Thadhani
Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Thermoelectrics,
P 7, Bejing China, (June 8-11, 2001)
Invited Plenary talk at ICT-2001,
Overview of Thermoelectric Materials Research and Effects of various Grain
structure and Sizes on the Thermal Conductivity of Ti-based Half-Heusler alloys
Terry M.Tritt,
Invited Talk at Asahi Chemical Company, Fuji City Japan (June 15, 2001)
Overview of Thermoelectric Materials Research and Effects of various Grain
structure and Sizes on the Thermal Conductivity of Ti-based Half-Heusler alloys
Terry M.Tritt
Invited Talk at Osaka Research Institute, Osaka, Japan (June 14, 2001)
Overview of Various Strategies for the Development of New Bulk Materials for
Thermoelectric Applications
Terry M. Tritt
2001 Fall MRS Meeting, Symposium G, (G1.1)
Boston, MA, Nov. 30, 2001
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Invited Presentations (cont.)
Introduction to Thermoelectric Materials
Terry M. Tritt
Special Dept. of Energy Workshop on
Future Directions in Thermoelectric Materials Research
Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
Oak Ridge, Tenn., January 10 & 11, 2000
The Next Generation Thermoelectric Materials Under Investigation at Clemson University
Terry M. Tritt
Special Dept. of Energy Workshop on
Future Directions in Thermoelectric Materials Research
Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
Oak Ridge, Tenn., January 10 & 11, 2000
Electrical and Thermal Thermal Transport Rapid Measurement Equipment
Using a Cryocooler Based Cooling System.
Terry M. Tritt and Roy T. Littleton, IV,
Quantum Design
San Diego, CA, January 14, 2000
The Synthesis Of Metastable Skutterudites and Crystalline Superlattices.
T. M. Tritt, H. Sellinschegg,, Joshua R. Williams, Fred Harris,
D.C.Johnson and M. Kaeser,
and G.S. Nolas,
2000 Spring MRS Meeting, Symposium Z,
San Francisco, CA April XX, 2000
Transport and Thermoelectric Properties of Half-Heusler Phases Based on Transition
Metals
T. M. Tritt, S.J. Poon S. Bhattacharya, V. Ponnambalam, Y. Xia, A.L. Pope,
and R. T. Littleton, IV
2000 Spring MRS Meeting, Symposium Z,
San Francisco, CA April XX, 2000
Strategies for the Investigation of New Bulk Materials for Thermoelectric Applications
Terry M. Tritt, A.L.Pope, R. T. Littleton, IV, S.Bhattacharya, M. Kaeser,
S.J.Poon, J. W. Kolis, G. S. Nolas, J. S. Olson, V. Ponnambalam, and Y.Xia
Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Thermoelectrics,
P 5, Cardiff Wales, (August 20-24th, 2000)
Invited Plenary talk at ICT-2000,
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Patents Awarded:
Transition Metal Pentatellurides and Transition Metal Chalcogenide Compounds for
Potential Thermoelectric Materials:
Patent Awarded April 22 2003 Patent # 6,552,255 B1
Terry M. Tritt, J. W. Kolis, R. Littleton and C. Feger
Dept. of the Navy-Naval Research Lab Patent Award for:
Preparation of Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O High Tc Superconducting Layers and Coated Platinum
Wires by Dipping and Post Annealing
(Navy Case # 71270)
Patent Awarded April 14 1992 Patent # 5,104,850
Patents Pending:
High Yield Convective Flow CVD Growth of Nano-Particles
Terry M. Tritt, Bo Zhang and Jian He
Provisional Patent Application Filed, August 3, 2005
HfNiSn-based Half Heusler Alloys that Exhibit Thermoelectric Figure of Merit
ZT = 1 at T =800 C and High Thermal Stability
Terry M. Tritt, (Clemson PI),
Joe Poon and Slade Culp at University of Virginia
Provision Patent Application Filed serial No 60/677,572
May 4, 2005
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Sponsored Research:
Focused Investigation of Specific Half Heusler Alloys to Achieve ZT>1 Above T700C for
Potential Use in Segmented Thermoelectric Generators Sponsored by NASA, PI, $80,000,
($80,000), (5/12/2004 to 5/11/2005).
Investigation of the Next Generation Solid State Power Conversion Materials Sponsored by
DOE EPSCOR, PI, $439,955 ($439,955), (8/15/2004 to 8/14/2005).
Investigation of the Next Generation Solid State Power Conversion Materials Sponsored by
SC EPSCOR, PI, $368,850, ($368,850), (6/30/2004 to 7/1/2005).
Strategic High FOM Thermoelectric Nanocomposites Sponsored by Aspen Systems, Inc., PI,
$31,089, ($31,089), (8/1/2004 to 1/31/2005).
Thermal Conductivity of Thermoelectric Materials Sponsored by E.I. du Pont de Nemours &
Company, PI, $42,174, ($42,174), (8/16/2004 to 8/15/2005).
Investigation of the Thermoelectric Properties of Novel Materials for Potential
Thermoelectric Power Generation Applications Sponsored by DOD EPSCOR, PI, $500,000,
($500,000), (6/1/2003 to 5/31/2006).
Small Bandgap Polymers as High-Performance Thermoelectric Materials: A Theoretical and
Experimental Study Sponsored by ONR (Office of Naval Research), PI, $102,975, ($102,975),
(6/21/2002 to 4/30/2005).
Investigation of the Thermoelectric Properties of Novel Materials for Potential
Thermoelectric Power Generation Applications Sponsored by SC Research Authority (SCRA)
EPSCoR, PI, $147,910, ($147,910), (6/1/2003 to 6/30/2005).
Acquisition of a Fourier Transform Raman and Infrared Spectrometer for Materials Research
and Education in South Carolina Sponsored by NSF (National Science Foundation), Co-PI,
$173,500, ($173,500), (9/1/2002 to 8/31/2004).
Synthesis and Investigation of the Electrical and Thermal Transport Properties of Single
Crystal N-Type Ceramic Oxides for Potential Thermoelectric Applications Sponsored by
NASA EPSCoR thru College of Charleston, PI, $10,000, ($10,000), (6/1/2003 to 5/31/2004).
Synthesis and Investigation of the Electrical and Thermal Transport Properties of Single
Crystal N-Type Ceramic Oxides for Potential Thermoelectric Applications Sponsored by SC
Research Authority (SCRA) EPSCoR, PI, $10,000, ($10,000), (6/1/2003 to 3/31/2004).
Research and Development of Thermoelectric Materials Sponsored by Asahi Kasei
Corporation, PI, $99,103, ($99,103), (6/1/2003 to 8/14/2004).
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Sponsored Research cont.:
Electrical and Thermal Transport Properties of New and Novel Solid State Systems, DOE
EPSCoR, PI, $50,950 ($50,950), (8/15/00 to 8/14/01).
Electrical and Thermal Transport Properties of New and Novel Solid State Systems, SC
Commission on Higher Education, PI, $79,074 ($79,074), (1/15/00 to 1/14/01).
Optical, Electronic, and Thermal Properties of Nano-Composites, DOD EPSCoR,
Co-Investigator, $399,999 ($133,333.67), (4/1/99 to 3/31/02).
Project Title is confidential, US Army, PI, $910,707 ($591,959.55),
(5/15/97 to 5/14/01).
Investigation of Quasicrystals for Their Potential for Thermoelectric Cooling or Power
Generation, US Navy, PI, $333,954 ($333,954), (3/1/98 to 2/28/01).
Investigation of Quasicrystals for Their Potential for Thermoelectric Cooling or Power
Generation, Office of Naval Research, PI, $80,255 ($80,255), (3/1/98 to 9/30/01).
A Novel Material System for Thermoelectric Cooling Applications, US Army
through Marlow Industries, Inc., PI, $95,083 ($95,083), (7/30/98 to 11/11/00).
Investigation of the Electrical and Thermal Transport in Bulk Amorphous Alloys and
Quasicrystals, NSF EPSCoR, PI, $300,000 ($150,000), (1/15/99 to 1/31/00).
Optical, Electronic, and Thermal Properties of Nano-Composites,
University of South Carolina through SC EPSCoR, Co-Investigator, $21,955 ($7,245.15),
(4/1/99 to 4/28/00).
Optical, Electronic, and Thermal Properties of Nano-Composites, University of South
Carolina through SC EPSCoR, Co-Investigator, $39,801 ($13,134.33),
(7/1/99 to 6/30/00)
EPSCOR State Matching, University of South Carolina through SC EPSCoR, PI, $101,259
($50,629.50), (1/15/99 to 4/29/00).
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Graduate Student Advising:
Doctoral Graduates:
Lowhorn, Nathan, Effect of Rate-Earth Doping on the Thermoelectric and Electrical
Transport Properties of the Transition Metal Pentatelluride HfTe5, May 2005.
Weston, David Alan, Quantitative Evaluation of Rubber/Silica Particle Interphase through
Measurement of Heat Capacity, December 2004.
Lamberton, Gary A. Jr., Thermoelectric Proterties of Europium and Ytterbium Doped CoSb3
Skutterudites and Novel Transport in Type II Silicon Clathrates August 2004.
Bhattacharya, Sriparna, Investigation of Thermoelectrick Properties of Ti-Based Half-
Heusler Alloys, December 2003.
Pope, Amy L., Electrical and Thermal Transport in Quasicrystalline Systems, December
2002.
Littleton, Roy T., An Investigation of Transition Metal Pentatellurieds as a Potential Low-
Temperature Thermoelectric Refrigeration Material, May 2001
Masters Graduates
Aaron, Kelvin R., Measurement of the In-Plane Thermal Conductivity of Single Crystals by
Modified Parallel Thermal Conductance Technique, August 2005
Sorloaica, Nicoleta Z., Comparative Study of the Structure, Electronic and Thermal
Porperties of the Crystalline Systme Cd6Yb with the Quasicrystalline System Cd5.7Yb,
August 2004.
Weston, David Alan, Quantitative Evaluation of Rubber/Silica Particle Interphase Through
Measurement of Heat Capacity, May, 2003.
Kuriakose, Sheba, Investigation of Thermoelectric Porperties of Mn5Sb3 and NaCo2O4 Type
Compounds, May 2002.
Lamberton, Gary A. Jr., Investigation of Potential Thermoelectric Material Systems: Opal
Matrix Systems and Skutterudite Systems, August 2001.
Winkler, Donny W., Characterization of Rhenium Doped Aluminum Palladium Manganese
Quasicrystals, August 2001.
Lowhorn, Nathan D. Electrical and Thermal Transport Porperties in the Copper Polytelluride
System, December 2000.
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Masters Graduates (cont.)
Kaeser, Michael A., Thermoelectric Properties of the Rare Earth Filled Skutterudite
Compound Cobalt Tri-Antimonide, December 2000.
Current Graduate Advising:
Alboni, Paola N., MS & PhD in Physics, Clathrates, (May 2008)
Andrews, Justine, MS & PhD in Physics, Research in Thermoelectric Materials, (May 2008)
Cook, John M., MS in Physics, Omega 3, (December 2005)
Edwards, Brad, MS & PhD in Physics, Research in Half-Heuslers, (May 2008)
Gothard, Nicholas, PhD in ?,, Holgate, Tim, MS & PhD in Physics, Research in Thermoelectric Materials, (May 2009)
Lung, Florin, MS & PhD in Physics, Research in Thermoelectric Materials, (May 2009)
Sorloaica, Nicoleta Z, PhD in Physics, Half-Heuslers, (December, 2005)
Su, Zhu, PhD in Physics, NaxV2O5, (December 2007)
Tang, Xiaofeng, PhD in Material Science and Engineering,, (December 2005)
Zhang, Bo, PhD in Physics, Lead Chalcogenides Non-Composites: Synthesis, Thermal and
Electrical Properties, (December 2007)
Zhang, Huqin, MS & PhD in Physics, Research in Thermoelectric Materials, (May 2009)
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Post Doctoral Research Advisees:
Gao, Xing, The Next Generation Solid State Power Conversion Materials